Improvement in bee-hives



J. ROHRER.

Bee Hive.

Patented Oct. B. 186].

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NiTnn STATES Arent FFICE.

JEREMIAII ROHR'ER, OF MIDDIE'IOVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEEHHIVES.

To a/Z whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH Roanne, of Middletown, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Air-Chamber Bee- Hives; and I do hereby declare that the fol* lowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiieation, in which- Figurel is a front view of my hive, the doors being open. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section ot' the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section; Fig. et, a horizontalsection, and Fig. 5an inverted plan. Figs. U and 7 are views ot' the ventilator of the working-chamber of the hive.

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Second. In the combination, with the working-chamber ot the hive, of a ventilator which is arranged within the outer ease of the hive and has its slide made in two parts which can be moved separately in opposite directions. By having the slide made in two parts the ventilation-passages can also be opened by simply moving the slides apart within the outer casing, and thus greater convenience is afforded and the necessity of having one end of the slide extend out through the side of the Outer casin g obviated, an d thus all chance for moth or vermin to crawl through thecrevices between the slide and the case prevented.

Third. In the combination of slides which are perforated and have a notch in their side with the working-chamber of a bee-hive and the stop-pins thereof, as hereinafter described, wherebythe slides can be accurately adjusted relatively to the bee-passages of the working and surplus chambers, both when forced in and drawn out, and thus a full opening always obtained when desirable, or a full eutoff eftectedwithout any particular attention to the adjustment of the slides other than simply sliding them in or out, as necessity may require, and, besides this, all of the eutott slides are operated within the outer easing.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my hive, Iwill describe it with refererenee to the drawings.

A is the outer frame, of rectangular form and divided into two chambers by a partition ce. Some distance above the bottom edge of the frame, on the inside, cleats b b b are arranged for the support of the working-chamber B, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. Thus elevating the chamber B forms an air-chamber C between the bottom board I) and the bottom of the chamber B. At the front and rear of the air-chamber AC slides c c are placed, the slide c serving as the bee-entrance passage and the slide c as a ventilation and feed passage.

The bottom of the working-chamber B is .perforated with a series of oblong holes c .for

the bees to pass to and from said chamber. These holes are covered with slides f f, which are reticulated so as to ventilate, and also furnished with larger openings for the passage of the bees into the chamber.

The idea ot' forming the air-chamber() and having the entrance-passages e e elevated is to protect the comb from moisture in damp weather and to place the bees beyond the reach of moth, andalso to have the bees around the elevated passages act as a guard against the attack of their enemies. rlhe chamber further provides room for the introduction of a feed-drawer through the slide-covered passage c, and supplies air to the body of the hive.

On the top of the working-chamber B two slides g, with passages 7L in them, are ar- :ranged so as to move in and out over passages t' in the top of the working-chamber B and under passages in the surplus-honey boxes E E and in the partition c.. These slides are notched on one ot their sides, as shown atj, and said notched portion plays back and forth against a stationary stop lr, as shown in Fig. 4. The notches and stops control the extent of the in and outward movement ofthe slides, and thus a full opening or a complete closing of the passages can always be effected with certainty. There is also a ventilator F arranged near the top on the front of the working-chamberB. This ventilator is formed by cutting anl oblong slot Z through theehamber and tting a perforated sheet-metal plate m over said slot and then slipping two slides n n behind the raised plate, as shown in Figs.

s "33AM vto regulate the state of the Working-chamber,

and this is done by moving the slides n n toward or from each other.

It will be observed that the surplus-boxes and the partition on which they rest are so arranged relatively to the working-eh amber an d the back of the hive that au air-space Op (l exists. It will also be observed that the Working-chamber has an air-space i' on all sides existing between it and the outer frame.

On the top of the. outer traine a perforated ventilator or tube I is placed, so that the air which circulates through and around the working-chamber and surplus-honey boxes may pass off.

By having the air-spaces around the several chambersio'f the hive an equable temperature is maintained at all seasons of the year, and the bees thereby kept in a more healthful condition, and at the saine time a perfect ventilation is secured.

What I elaiin as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*- 1. The .combination of the air-chamber C, Working-chamber B, provided with the ventilating and cut-offslides and apertures F m n ya g gj 71"-, air-spaces op q r, and ventilator I,

all arranged iu the manner and for the purposes herein described.

2. The combination, with the Workingchamber B, of the ventilator F, which consists of an oblong slot Z, perforated plate m, and the divided slide n n, the Whole being,` arranged on the front ot' .the Working-chainber B and Within the outer easing A, in the manner and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, with the Workingchainber B and stop-pins Za thereof, of 'the slides g, which areperforated and have a notch j in one of theiredges, in the manner and for the purposes herein described.

Witness niy hand in the matter-of my improvement in air-chamber bee-hives.

J. ROHRER.

Witnesses:

EDM. F. BROWN, Roer. W. FENWICK, 

